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Hofner Congress (1963?) £300.

DarrenUKDarrenUK Frets: 0
edited September 2018 in Guitars £
Please could I get a valuation on this guitar.

It's a Hofner Congress...it has a few marks...it's still in good condition though.

Couple of spots where the laquer has deteriorated.

The number is side is...model congress/foreign 12491.

Pictures here..

Thank you..

https://postimg.cc/gallery/tjv38i7w/

£400 > £300
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  • merlinmerlin Frets: 6593
    The Web valued them at £15.12s.6d back in the day. 
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8590
    12491 puts manufacture in early 1963
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • Thank you...
    Any ideas of valuable in the present day ..
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  • Price is usually commensurate with playability and condition. Prices range from £350 to about £550 max. Neck resets and changes will affect the price. Missing scratch plates and broken/ill replaced tuners will also have an effect. Is it strung with a decent set of flat wounds? Does it play well?

     

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  • The action is nice enough...I'm not much of a guitarist though.
    It sounds nice...
    Strung with flat wounds...not sure what that means...
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  • its a type of string, favoured in the 50's and 60's for Jazz and Rockabilly etc The string has flat winds around them so there almost smooth, rather than the standard round wound strings.

     

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  • Flat wounds...I see....it's just strung with standard strings, think they're 10's..
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  • I appreciate your help - thank you.
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  • I'll ask for £400 for hopefully fast sale.
    Cash on collection preferred.
    Coventry,  West Midlands.
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  • I would post at cost, but, I'd sooner you play the guitar..see if it's for you or not.
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  • musicman100musicman100 Frets: 1705
    edited September 2018
    Just remember that the Congress was/is only the entry level Hofner 
    I’d say 250/300ish 

    does it it have a case?
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  • Might be best to check prices on ebay and reverb for completed sales?

     

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  • There is no case..
    I'm open to a nearest best offer.
    I paid £400 for it though.
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  • Reduced to £300.
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  • Still available...
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  • Withdrawn.
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  • I've taken this off withdrawn until Monday morning.
    I've taken in into a guitar shop and they offered me £250.

    I really want £300...so...on offer until Monday for that, otherwise it's going to go to the shop for £250..

    I really need the money for a project.

    Thank you.

    Happy weekend :)
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